Love

Love transcends science, religion, race, gender, nationality, social status etc. All you need is a heart and the right intention. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Greatest Rule Is Love

The greatest rule of The Bible is LOVE - love God and love others, as it is written (Matthew 22:34-40, NIV):

1. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
2. "Love your neighbour as yourself."

What does it mean to love?

• This is what we have to learn.
• Love is when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself.
• We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.
• We have to change from seeking to benefit ourselves to seeking to benefit others.
• We have to change from self-love to love of others.
• We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others, then seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
• Love is about connection with others.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Awake At 5 AM

When you wake up, even if it's as early as 5 AM, and as you plan your day, seek to benefit others instead of yourself. Make thinking of others part of your daily routine, and habit becomes second nature.

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The Man Who Went To See The King

A city had fallen into disrepair on account of the corruption in the land.

A man set out on a long journey to see The King. He knew The King would help restore the land to its former glory.

The journey to The King was arduous - over mountains, through valleys, through hot and cold weather, through dangerous terrain - yet the man persevered and journeyed on.

When he got to The King, The King told him that he had plans to destroy the city. The man pleaded with The King to find another way.

Eventually, the man returned to the city and began to warn people to change their ways. Nobody knew that he had been to see The King. After a while, some people began to listen to him.

One day, when the man was with some friends, the guards of the city came to him and reminded him how powerful they were. In fear, one of his friends said, "They're after you, not me."

Though he felt alone, he was with The King, and what mattered most to him was that the city be restored to its former glory and he continued to tell people to change their ways.

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The Man From The Desert

A man was on a long journey through the desert, travelling from one destination to another. Along the way he came to an oasis, where he stopped to rest. He was tired and exhausted and needed to regain his strength for the long journey that lay ahead.

The people in the oasis didn't know who he was, where he was from or where he was going. He got tired easily and was always out of breath, so they assumed that he was simply unfit.

In an attempt to help him, they put him to work, engaging him in meaningless make-work projects designed to increase his fitness and endurance. 

Though they meant well, they did more harm than good, because he should have been resting instead of engaging in meaningless work.

When it came time for the man to leave, he was concerned about his strength. He was more tired than when we first arrived at the oasis. How would he endure the journey that lay ahead?

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A World Without Language

Can you imagine 'speaking' heart to heart without language? Just as a mother knows what her baby needs, we'd intuitively know what the other needs. That would be amazing.

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The Mental Health Of Jesus, Muhammad And Others

Mental health should be taken and treated seriously. If you're hurting in any way shape or form, reach out to your family, friends, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, faith leader and/or local community support groups. There are many people who can help. If you know someone who's hurting, reach out to them. We're all in this together.

I'd like to make a few notes without disrespecting people who are suffering from mental health, and without suggesting that people have free license to do whatever they want - not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Here are my notes:

1. Noah And The Ark:
• God told Noah to build an ark, which he did. (Genesis 6:9-22, NIV)
• Today, he'd be taken to see a psychiatrist who may think he was psychotic.
2. Abraham And Isaac:
• God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, which he was going to do, but at the last minute he found a ram instead. (Genesis 22:1-19, NIV)
• Today, he'd be arrested for child abuse and endangerment.
• A psychiatrist may find him delusional and psychotic, with an intention to harm others.
3. Isaiah:
• God told Isaiah to walk around naked for 3 years (Isaiah 20, NIV)
• Today, he'd be arrested for public indecency.
• A psychiatrist may find him delusional and psychotic, with a reckless attitude about his safety and well-being.
4. Jesus:
• They accused Jesus of being demon possessed. (Matthew 12:24, NIV)
• Jesus also said things that upset the local authorities, the Pharisees. They eventually had him arrested and killed. (Matthew 12:14, NIV)
• Today, Jesus would say things that would upset people with power, authority and money. They would likely plot to discredit him in any way, and would potentially seek to have him killed.
• A psychiatrist may find Jesus delusional, psychotic, with multiple personality disorder, illusions of grandeur, and an intention to put himself in harm's way.
5. Muhammad:
• They accused Muhammad of being mad (Quran 15:6, Sahih)
• Today, a psychiatrist may find him psychotic.
6. My Experiences:
• I started to get sick in 2008 and by 2009 I was so sick I had to move home. I went through every test imaginable: blood work, echo cardiogram, cat scan etc. While I present symptoms (chronic pain and chronic fatigue), medically, there's nothing wrong with me.
• In 2011, as part of the medical investigation, I was sent to see a psychiatrist. Mentally/psychologically, there's nothing with me, though he did give me medication to help me sleep and to help with the pain. I'm not a pill person and I couldn't wait to get off the medication.
• In 2013, after I'd moved out of my mother's home, and with the weight of all creations on my shoulders, I had difficulty coping with everyday tasks, such as doing chores, grocery shopping, laundry, managing bills etc. I was sent to see a counsellor who calmed me down and helped me cope, which was very helpful.
• In Sept 2014, I saw a psychiatrist at the request of 'the powers that be' on account of the Judgements section of this blog, which are perceived to be a threat.

The point I'm trying to make is that God's thoughts are not our thoughts and that God's ways are not our ways. (Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV)

Today, we're so far removed from God, and so reliant on science, that we wouldn't recognize something that came from God. It would seem foreign and out of place in our world today.

It is finished. Change is upon us. We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

We're all in this together and God uses us to help each other. If you need help, don't be afraid to ask for it or seek it out. There are many people who can help.

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Do Not Commit Suicide

Do not commit suicide. If you're hurting in any way shape or form, reach out to your family, friends, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, faith leader and/or local community support groups. There are many people who can help. If you know someone who's hurting, reach out to them. We're all in this together.

There's no such thing as the 'perfect' life, there's just life and we're all living it. All the ads, shows, ideas about the 'perfect' life are all an illusion, designed to make us buy things. It's simply aggressive marketing - they make us feel bad and then they tell us that their products will make us feel better. All lies.

We all have our challenges. Every single person is going through something - different things, at different times, at different degrees of intensity.

Nobody is alone. Not one single person is alone. You may feel alone, but you're not. You may feel that your life is more difficult than other people's lives, but nobody's life is 'perfect'. 

Our entire lives have been arranged to bring us out of the quality of selfishness into the quality of bestowal. The stresses, pressures and difficulties that we experience are all purposeful. Nothing happens by chance, there are no coincidences, everything is by design.

Trust me and listen to me and know this: We're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it. Eventually, we'll come to realize that we've never done anything bad to anyone and nothing bad has ever happened to us, or others. Our lives are already PERFECT. We just have to realize it.

No matter what happens, do not be afraid. Be brave, be strong and take heart. 

May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

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Israel

Why do The Nations Of The World hate Israel, yet Israel doesn't hate any nation?

The Influence Of Our Social Environment

Our social environment has a big influence on us:

1. DIVORCE: There was a time when divorce was considered socially unacceptable. Today, divorce is common place. At 70%, Belgium has the highest divorce rate. The divorce rates is over 60% in Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and Hungary. In the USA, it's 53%. [1]
2. WOMEN VOTING: There was a time when women weren't allowed to vote and that was considered socially acceptable. Things began to change in late 19th century, through the 20th century and things are still changing today, with recent changes taking place in Saudi Arabia. [2]
3. SLAVERY: There was a time when slavery was considered socially acceptable. Today, slavery is considered socially unacceptable and is outlawed in every country.[3]
• However, slavery still persists today with almost 30 million slaves worldwide in countries such as India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Russia, Thailand, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Haiti, Nepal and others. [4]
• The slavery industry generates over $30 billion annually. [5]
• Round tables should be established to address slavery and to seek to eliminate it entirely.
4. SELFISHNESS: Today, we're immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others, and this is considered socially acceptable. We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others, then seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We have to get to a place where we consider selfishness socially unacceptable.

Our social environment has a big influence on us and it affects how we behave and the things we consider to be socially acceptable and socially unacceptable.

We need to build a new society based on the quality of bestowal. We need to get to a place where we consider the quality of bestowal acceptable and the quality of selfishness unacceptable.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

________

References:

1. Engel, Pamela (May 25, 2014). "MAP: Divorce Rates Around The World". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.
2. Women's suffrage. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.
3. Slavery. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.
4. The Global Slavery Index 2013. www.globalslaveryindex.org. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.
5. Goudie, Mary (July 15, 2013). "Slavery is a $32bn industry so why aren't we following the money trail?" www.theguardian.com. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.

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Alicia Keys - We Are Here For All Of Us

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We are all one family and "we are here for all of us."

"Our souls are brought together so that could love each other ..."

________
Reference:
Alicia Keys - We Are Here (Official Video). www.youtube.com. Retrieved Sept 11, 2014.

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The Price Of Pleasure

Today, we're immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. Within the quality of selfishness, we sense prepackaged pleasures - food, sex, family, money, honor, knowledge and power.

In this world, we understand that pleasure comes at a price. If we want to eat, we have to pay for food; if we want a family, we have to invest time, energy and effort in it; if we want money, we have to work for it; if we want knowledge, we have to study; if we want power, we have to seek it out etc.

Sometimes, people seek greater pleasures than has been 'formally approved' for this world. For example, people use drugs to feel heightened pleasure, but there's a problem.

The problem with drugs is that you borrow pleasure on credit, which puts you in debt. You take from the 'pleasure bank/store' without paying for it. You pay for the drugs with money, but you don't pay for the pleasure that the drugs give you. Eventually, this discrepancy has to be reconciled and you have to 'pay' for the pleasure somehow - which is why people become addicted and then begin to suffer, which is why people experience withdrawal symptoms, which is why people's lives fall apart etc. (It's similar to how collection agencies come after us when we're in debt, and how they can make our lives miserable as they seek to collect what we owe.) This reckoning has to take place because all pleasure comes at a price. As they say, "blood, sweat and tears." [1]

Now, the pleasure of the next world is real. It's a very intense pleasure, which is a direct stream from God. We can only sense this type of pleasure if we're in the quality of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. We shouldn't seek out this pleasure in and of itself, rather, we should seek to benefit others and the pleasure will follow.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

__________
References:
1. Blood, toil, tears, and sweat. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 13, 2014.

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Is Calculus A Cult?

Calculus [1] is advanced mathematics that only a few people truly understand. Just because we don't understand calculus, doesn't mean it's a cult. There are some people who truly understand calculus and to them it's something they really KNOW. 

Let's say I met a mathematician and we started talking about calculus. Let's say I didn't know the depth of his knowledge, and in my limited understanding I said that calculus was nonsense. My words wouldn't be a reflection on calculus, rather, they'd be a reflection on me. The mathematician may remain silent on the matter, but I'd have revealed myself to him, and he'd know that I don't know.

The Wisdom of Kabbalah (The Science of Kabbalah) [2] is the science of our connection with God. Just because we don't understand Kabbalah, doesn't mean it's a cult. There are some people who truly understand Kabbalah and to them it's something they really KNOW.

Let's say I met a Kabbalist and we started talking about God. Let's say I didn't know the depth of her knowledge, and in my limited understanding I said that Kabbalah was nonsense. My words wouldn't be a reflection on Kabbalah, rather, they'd be a reflection on me. The Kabbalist may remain silent on the matter, but I'd have revealed myself to her, and she'd know that I don't know.

There are many different kinds of people with many different kinds of abilities - some people can paint and draw and create artistic pieces, others can read music and play musical instruments, some people can sing, others are good with numbers, some are good with minute details, some people are great organizers, others are good with animals, some people are great chefs etc. Our God-given traits are varied and unique. Just because we don't understand each other, doesn't mean the other person is wrong. It simply means we're different and we're meant to play different roles.

We're all one family and soon we'll connect into ONE, then the purpose of our varied traits will be revealed. We'll see how we're all different, how we all have different roles to play, and how, even though we're different, we're all equal.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

__________

References:

1. Calculus. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 9, 2014.
2. Kabbalah. www.kabbalah.info. Retrieved Sept 9, 2014.

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Reward

Some people do good deeds and aspire to receive their reward AFTER they die. Yet we're already surrounded by love, right here, right now. We just have to reveal it, attain it.

We don't have to die to receive our reward, we just have to change. Our perception of reality has to change and our internal qualities have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

There's nothing else. Everything is already right here. We just have to realize it.

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The Worldwide Annual Smoking Holocaust

Smoking is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Round tables should be established to seek to eliminate smoking entirely.

Here are a few notes on smoking, tobacco and the tobacco industry:

1. Within the last few years, the worldwide tobacco industry is estimated to be around USD $700 billion [1].
2. There are about 1 billion smokers worldwide, 80% of whom live in low and middle income countries. Up to half of these will eventually die of a tobacco related disease. [2] 
3. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews between 1941-1945 [3]. Tobacco companies kill 6 million people worldwide every year [2] - a worldwide annual smoking holocaust.

If you use tobacco, you'll pay. You'll pay with your wallet (smoking is an expensive habit), you'll pay with your health (you'll likely suffer from a tobacco related disease), and you'll pay with your life (up to half of all users eventually die of a tobacco related disease).

If you're addicted to cigarettes/tobacco and would like to quit, please contact your doctor  and/or your local community support groups.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

__________

References:

1. Statistics and facts about the tobacco industry. www.statista.com. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.
2. Tobacco. www.who.int. World Health Organization (WHO). Media centre. Fact Sheet No. 339. Updated May 2014. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.
3. The Holocaust. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.

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Daniel Pierce - Love Trumps Science And Religion

Edited Sept 8, 2014.

Daniel Pierce, a 19 Year old from Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, was disowned by his parents for being gay [1]. He initially told his family that he was gay in October 2013, but months later, on August 26, 2014, he came home from work to a delayed 'pray the gay away' [2] intervention that didn't go well.

WARNING: This YouTube video [3] contains graphic language and scenes of a violent nature. Viewer discretion is advised.

Here are my notes:

1. Love Transcends Science and Religion:
• Science isn't the answer and religion isn't the answer.
• Connection is the answer. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal where we all seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
2. Selfishness:
• Today, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
• A statement such as "I will not let people believe that I condone what you do" is about seeking to benefit oneself instead of others.
3. Parents Should Be Role Models:
• Parents have a big influence on their children and children pick up things that their parents say and do. Children learn from their parents' behaviour.
• Parents who disown their children - are they teaching their children that it's okay for parents to disown their children? Around the world, parents disown their children for many reasons - for being homosexual, for dishonoring the family, for marrying for love, for becoming Christians etc.
• Daniel's family is Christian. Would they be upset if they found out that another family had disowned their child for becoming a Christian?
• Daniel isn't perfect, no one is. Our social environment has a big influence on us. Has Daniel picked up his defensive behaviour from his family?
• Are Daniel's parents afraid that people might blame them? That people may think it's their fault?

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others, then seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Remember, there is none else besides Him. Nothing bad has ever happened to us or to anybody else. We're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it. This may seem hard to believe given the graphic nature of this video. However, it's simply a matter of perception.

This doesn't mean that people have free license to do whatever they want. Not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Forget about everything else and just love. Love is when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

_________
References:

1. #BBCtrending: Disowned on video, gay teen speaks out. www.bbc.com. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.
2. Conversion therapy. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 8, 2014.
3. How not to react when your child tells you that he's gay. www.youtube.com. Retrieved Sept 7, 2014.

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First Take The Plank Out Of Your Own Eye

It's easy for us to be critical of others because we're immersed in selfishness. We want to be right, we want to be on top, we want to win, we want to be better than others, and we want to be perfect while pointing out the flaws in others.

Of this Jesus said, "1 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
(Matthew 7:1-5, NIV)

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Attaining The Creator

We want to attain the greatest thing there is - The Creator. Our qualities have to match His qualities.

We have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others). We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.

From the love of friends we come to the love of God. In this way, we'll become aligned with the integral laws of Nature. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Fear

We have to be afraid that we won't be in the love of friends (seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves) and that we won't bring contentment to The Creator. From the love of friends, we come to the love of God.

We have to be afraid that we won't have the ability to love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Recognition Of Evil

Our entire education is about recognizing good from bad, for example, good influences from bad influences, good behaviour from bad behaviour, good habits from bad habits etc.

Habits become second nature, which is why we become addicted to destructive habits, such as drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, even the quality of selfishness.

The quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) is a destructive habit because it leaves us feeling isolated, alone, empty, unfulfilled, miserable and unhappy.

We have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others). We have to get to a point where we recognize that the quality of selfishness is evil, because it causes harm to us, others and all of nature.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Numb To Tragedy And Horror

What happens when we get used to tragedy and horror? We ignore it. Why do we ignore tragedy and horror? Because:

1. The Media:
• Overexposure:
• The media overexposes us to negative and destructive things. The news is constantly about crises. When we're overexposed to things, we become numb to them because they become familiar.
• Advertisements:
• Tragic stories on TV are interlaced every few minutes with happy ads, which takes away from the true measure of the tragedy.
• Aggressive marketing practices make us focus on ourselves because ads tell us what WE need and what WE should buy, which takes our focus away from others who are in need.
• Sensationalization: 
• The media exaggerates many stories, and audiences pick up this exaggerated presentation. As such, we may become a little jaded and think tragedies aren't as bad as they actually are.
• Competitive News:
• Media organizations compete for audiences, so they're constantly marketing themselves to us. Sometimes it feels as though the news is an ad. We tend to ignore ads, so we tend to ignore the news and the tragic stories being reported.
2. Passive Audiences:
• Watching TV is a passive activity. It's hard to be moved to action when I'm lying on the couch with potato chip crumbs on my belly and a drink in my hand. As such, we don't do anything to help those in need.
3. Stressful Lives:
• Many people live complicated, busy and stressful lives, engaged in many meaningless activities that leaves them worn out. As such, they don't have enough energy to help others because they've used it all up on themselves.
4. We Feel Helpless:
• Some problems seem greater than our ability to help solve them. This is because money, power and authority exists in the hands of a few. If we connect in mutual bestowal and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, we'll self-govern, and everyone will feel empowered to affect change.
5. Corrupt Organizations:
• During a major catastrophe, people donate money to well established charities, yet due to rampant corruption and mismanagement, funds don't often get through to those in need. This may affect people's willingness to donate.

How can we be moved to action to help those in need? We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Our entire society has to change - aggressive marketing practices have to stop, sensationalized reporting has to stop, news has to stop being a business etc.

Tragic events have to be reported in a compassionate, empathetic and truthful way, without any hidden agendas or ulterior motives. Where appropriate, round tables could be established to help those in need.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Differences In Bible Translations

Here's an example of two different Bible translations:

1. New International Version (NIV):
• "See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips." (Isaiah 49:22, NIV)
2. King James Version (KJV)
• "Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders." (Isaiah 49:22, KJV)

Which one is it - hips or shoulders? There's a big difference between hips and shoulders.

These discrepancies don't in any way take away from the central message of The Bible, which is - love your friend as yourself and love God. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.

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Understanding Anti-Semitism

Why do people hate the Jews and The Nation of Israel and why is anti-semitism [1] on the rise?

It's important to understand the source of anti-semitism and the hatred for the Jews and The Nation of Israel because understanding brings rational and intellectual reason and insight. You don't build anything through blind hatred.

The hatred for the Jews and The Nation of Israel is purposeful. It's not that people are getting meaner. Providence awakens people in this way because the Jews and The Nation of Israel are not bringing The Light to The Nations of The World.

The Jews and The Nation of Israel have a specific role to play. The word Israel comes from the word le rosh (head) and The Nations of The World are the guf (body).

Not to say that the Jews and The Nation of Israel are greater than, better than or more important than others. Not at all. Everyone is equal - you can't have a head without a body and you can't have a body without a head. In fact, the head serves the body.

The Jews and The Nation of Israel are the transformer between God and The Nations of The World. Their role is to bring The Light to The Nations of The World.

However, this is the only part of humanity that's broken and needs to be corrected.

The hatred for the Jews and The Nation of Israel arises because the Jews and The Nation of Israel aren't fulfilling their spiritual role, they're not bringing The Light to The Nations of The World.

Who suffers the most as a result? The Nations of The World because the Jews have the means to take care of themselves - they're using their God given traits, which are meant to be used in bestowal, for their own selfish profit and gain. 

As a result, hatred awakens in people naturally and instinctually because they're not receiving The Light. This hatred is a part of the natural correction process and the natural process of our return to God.

This hatred will push the Jews and The Nation of Israel to return to God and begin to seek to benefit others instead of themselves, to rise above their egos and connect in mutual bestowal.

There will be more focus on the Jews and The Nation of Israel and they will continue to receive blows and pressure until there is nowhere left to turn, except to return to God.

Understanding where the hatred for the Jews and The Nation of Israel comes from, helps to dissolve it. The leap from hatred to love isn't far and it isn't hard to do.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

May The God of Israel, The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and May He show us the way.

God is with us and to Him we shall all return.

___________
References:

1. Anti-semitism. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.

Judgement Has Been Lifted

"Judgement has been lifted against the cities of 1) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA [1];  2) Reno, Nevada, USA [2];  3) Los Angeles, California, USA [3];  4) Seattle, Washington, USA [4];  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [5];  and Anchorage, Alaska, USA [6], on account of the prayers of the Messiah. The cities will be rocked but will not be destroyed.

There will be wide-scale damage, flooding, fire, power outages, and food and water shortages. Plan and prepare accordingly."

__________
References:

1. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Las Vegas. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 23, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.
2. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Reno. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 24, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.
3. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Los Angeles. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 24, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.
4. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Seattle. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 25, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.
5. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Vancouver, BC. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 26, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.
6. Judgement Has Been Lifted Against Anchorage. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. June 26, 2014. Updated Sept 1, 2014. Retrieved Sept 1, 2014.

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Educating Children

Children learn by seeing, mimicking and doing. We have to set positive and constructive examples for children to follow. One of the things that has a big impact on child development is communication, such as talking.

The smaller children are, the more you have to talk to them. For example, when you have breakfast, you could talk your way through your actions. You could say, "Now I'm taking the orange juice and pouring it into a cup, now I'm pouring the cereal into a bowl." Or when you're getting ready to go outside, you could say, "I'm putting on my jacket and shoes" etc.

This kind of explicit communication will help children (especially small children) connect their intellect and emotions with what they see, hear, smell, taste and touch. It would greatly contribute to their growth and development.

Of course as children get older, this kind of explicit communication wouldn't be as necessary.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Would You Give Up Your Spot In Heaven?

Some people are only selfishly interested in their own salvation, compromising good relationships with others in order to secure their own personal reward.

If there was only one spot left in heaven, would you fight your friend for it or would you let your friend have it? What if there were no spots left. Would you give up your spot in heaven so another could have it? What are you willing to do for others? Or is it all selfishly about you?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Forget About Sin And Sinners, Just Love

There's a common saying that you've probably heard, "Love the sinner, but hate the sin" [1]. Forget about sin, forget about sinners. Just love.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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References:
1. Who said, "Love the sinner, hate the sin?". www.catholic.com. Retrieved Aug 30, 2014.

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Be Brave And Love

There are two rules about love: Love your friend as yourself and love God. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.

Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. However, today, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.

Our social environment has a powerful influence on us and we desperately want to fit in. We tend to comply with our social environment because we want to be liked and we don't want others to think negatively of us.

We're more concerned about what other people think of us than we are about the people we should be loving, or the damage we do when we ostracize and condemn them. Perhaps we're afraid that they may compromise our faith, our standing in heaven or our relationship with God. Either way, we're only selfishly thinking about ourselves.

We have to brave. Even when our family, friends, colleagues, community and entire social environment is telling us to behave one way, we should be brave and just love.

Go against the grain. Go against personal prejudices, hatred, fear, loathing, revulsion, shame, and just love. Love no matter what.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Stop Trying To Be Righteous And Just Love

Jesus loved social outcasts. So much so, that people wondered about him: A son of God? Hanging out with lowly destitutes? It doesn't make any sense.

If Jesus were alive today, who do you think he'd be hanging out with? Probably the very people we ostracize and condemn.

Stop trying to be righteous and just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Destructive Exclusivity Of Religion

A lot of religious people believe that this is a fallen world, but for some strange reason, they believe they're exempt. They're not living in the fallen world, other people are.

This strange sense of exclusivity permeates religion. This 'I'm right, you're wrong' attitude divides and separates people in a negative and destructive way.

We're all living in a fallen world - we're all immersed in selfishness. There are no exceptions, no exemptions. We're all in it together. The very things that we believe are corrupt because they've been built on the quality of selfishness.

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Divided Against Itself

Jesus said, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand." (Matthew 12:25, NIV)

Today, the different religious organizations in the world are divided against each other. Not only that, individual religious organizations are divided into denominations.

Religion has become ever more fractured as our ego has grown and as more people find new ways to misinterpret scripture.

Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Even Religious People Are Empty And Unfulfilled

Religion promises redemption, salvation, success in this life, and a place in the afterlife. Many religious organizations engage in endless rites, rituals and practices, customs that are supposed to have some sort of spiritual significance.

Yet after all the prayers, good deeds and other religious observations, believers are worn out, tired, despaired, empty and unfulfilled. Promises never fully materialize.

Religion is not the answer. Connection is. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Built On The Quality of Selfishness

Our entire world is immersed in selfishness. In everything we do, we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. This means that all the systems in the world have been built on the quality of selfishness, including religion.

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. We have to rise above our egos and hatred and connect with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.

We have to build new systems based on the quality of bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Love Transcends Religion

The underlying principle of most religions is LOVE. Love is when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Yet, while most religions talk about love, they're not love. Most religions are interested in being right. They're focused on justifying themselves and explaining why others are wrong.

Forget about all of that. Just love. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Religion Is Not The Answer

Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Connection is the answer.

Religion serves a purpose: It teaches us about God, it introduces us to the concepts of good and bad, right and wrong, it comforts people when they're hurting, it calms people down and it gives people a sense of community and belonging.

However, religion is a means to an end. That end being connection with each other and with God Himself. From the love of friends we come to the love of God.

We have to rise above our egos and hatred, and connect with each other in mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Connection is the answer.

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Don't Be Emotionally Attached To Religion

Don't be emotionally attached to religion, be emotionally attached to God.

Religion in and of itself is not the answer. Religion is a means to an end. The end being adhesion with The Creator.

If your religion fades away, does your relationship with God disappear? No. Focus on God, not religion. God is love. God is benevolent. Be love. Be benevolent.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Complying With The Golden Rule

Edited Aug 31, 2014

Jesus said, "... do to others what you would have them do to you ..." (Matthew 7:12, NIV) This is known as The Golden Rule [1].

How can we comply with The Golden Rule if we're all different, if we all have different tastes, likes and dislikes? The answer is that it depends on whether we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves or on others.

If we focus The Golden Rule on ourselves, then one person gains and the other person loses. However, if we focus The Golden Rule on others, understanding it to mean seek to benefit others as you would have them seek to benefit you, then we'd connect in mutual bestowal and everybody would gain.

Here's an example: If I like sour things and not sweet things, and if you like sweet things and not sour things, then what should I give you?

1. If I Make The Golden Rule About Benefiting Myself:
• And I Give You Something Sweet:
• Then you'd like it because you like sweet things.
• However, I like sour things, I wouldn't want you to give me something sweet. I wouldn't be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I wouldn't have you do to me. I'd be giving you something sweet when I'd want you to give me something sour. But you'd be happy.
• If I Give You Something Sour:
• Then you wouldn't like it because you don't like sour things.
• However, I like sour things and I'd want you to give me something sour. I'd be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I'd have you do to me. I'd be giving you something sour when I'd want you to give me something sour. But you wouldn't be happy.
2. If I Make The Golden Rule About Benefiting Others:
• And I Give You Something Sweet: 
• Then I'd be seeking to benefit you. I'd be giving you something sweet knowing that you like sweet things. I'd be complying with The Golden Rule because I'd be doing to you what I'd have you do to me. I'd want you to seek to benefit me by giving me something sour knowing that I like sour things. In this way, we'd both be complying with The Golden Rule.
• If I Give You Something Sour:
• I wouldn't be seeking to benefit you. I wouldn't be complying with The Golden Rule. To that end, I wouldn't give you something sour.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. If we did this, we'd always comply with The Golden Rule.

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References:

1. Golden Rule. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 30, 2014.

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Examples Of Selfishness

Here are two examples of selfishness:

1. I harm another because I want to enjoy. I'm certain that the other is suffering, but I ignore that because I want to enjoy. The intention isn't to harm the other, the intention is to benefit myself.
2. Worse still, is when I harm the other and that gives me joy. The joy comes from the other's trouble. My intention is to harm him.

Our thoughts and desires may not be transparent in this corporeal world, but they're transparent in the spiritual realm. Be completely honest with yourself about your innermost thoughts and desires. God sees the heart. 

We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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From Caterpillar To Butterfly

God Doesn't Change, We Change

We're surrounded by love. Everything that has happened in the past, is happening now and will happen in the future, comes from a place of love. God has been, is and always will be benevolent towards us. As it is written, "I the LORD do not change." (Malachi 3:6, NIV).

Our inability to perceive that we're surrounded by love comes from our incorrect perception of reality. We shouldn't pray for God to change His attitude towards us because God is always benevolent towards us. Rather, we have to change:

1. Our perception Of Reality Has To Change:  When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we'll see that we're surrounded by love.
2. Our Internal Qualities Have To Change:  We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. When we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. We'll enter into equivalence of form with The Creator.

God doesn't change. We're the ones who have to change. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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There's No Such Thing As A Miracle

There's no such thing as a miracle, there's simply the laws of Nature. Whether or not something's a miracle, depends on one's perspective. Here are a few scenarios:

1. If you met a person who lived on a remote island, and you showed them a cell phone - the ability to teletalk, talk to somebody at a distance - they'd think it was a miracle. To us, it's technology.
2. If an alien from another world came and started doing some strange things, we'd think it was a miracle. To them, it would be 'technology'.
3. Jesus performed many miracles [1]. To us, they're miracles. To Jesus, they're simply the laws of Nature defined by his relationship with God, specifically the law of equivalence of form with The Creator.

There's no such thing as a miracle. There's simply the laws of Nature.
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References:

1. Miracles of Jesus. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Aug 27, 2014.

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Science Is Trying To Discover The Creator

Today we're immersed in selfishness, which means we're disconnected from God because our qualities are opposite to God's quality. God is benevolent.

Science is today's way of trying to discover The Creator. Science is looking to discover the secrets of nature. However, because we're immersed in selfishness, everything we discover in science, comes from the quality of selfishness. The way we discover it, is how we use it. We discover it in selfishness and we use it in selfishness.

The very fact that some people bow down to science is indicative of our limited understanding.

A huge discovery is when a person despairs and gives up on their own strength, including their own intellectual powers.

We cannot discover God through science. We can only discover God through connection. From the love of friends, we come to the love of God.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Abuse

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines abuse as, "to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way." [1] We harm each other in two ways: Things we do intentionally to harm each other and things we don't do at all. Here are two examples:

1. Financial Abuse:
• Aggressive business practices intentionally harm others by exploiting and manipulation people for financial gain. Such practices include aggressive marketing practices, unreasonably high prices, unfairly low wages with limited benefits, compromised quality of goods and services etc. While a few people reap the rewards, many people suffer as a result, experiencing low quality of life, debt, stress, tension, unhappiness and emptiness because the things we buy don't fulfill us as promised.
2. Social Abuse:
• Social abuse comes from the things we don't do to help others. Through neglect, which comes from laziness and apathy, we harm others by not helping them when we can. Social abuse is systemic, and includes such things as poverty, disenfranchised communities, homelessness etc. Billions of people around the world do not have access to their basic human needs such as food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education [2]. It's not because we don't have enough resources, it's because we're immersed in selfishness and don't have our priorities straight. We prioritize things such as war and conflict over making sure everyone has enough to eat and drink. We're negligent and apathetic and many people suffer as a result. Remember, we're all one family and we have to treat each other as family.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

References:

1. Abuse. www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved Aug 27, 2014.
2. Our Basic Needs - A Snapshot Of The World. www.carterkagume.blogspot.ca. July 31, 2014. Retrieved Aug 28, 2014.

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